Her paternal grandfather was moved to England from India in the 1950s.

Her late uncle was the artist Govinder Nazran.

Anita Rani studied broadcasting at Leeds University before going on to work in TV in a variety of roles before becoming a presenter on the likes of Cricket AM on Sky Sports, Four Rooms on Channel Four, and Watchdog on the BBC.

Her other notable credits include co-presenting BBC One’s Countryfile.

In 2015, Anita Rani became one of the celebrities on Strictly Come Dancing.

She and her dance partner Gleb Savchenko came fifth.

Shortly after Strictly, Anita Rani visited the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan and in 2016 she spoke to the Radio Times about her concern that “the west is in danger of turning away from tolerance, from the progressive, forward-thinking countries that we pride ourselves on being."

In July 2016, ITV announced that Anita Rani and James Martin would co-host This Morning on Fridays over the summer.

In September 2016, the BBC announced that Anita Rani would host the next Strictly Come Dancing tour, beginning in January 2017.